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Where to Invest When Starting a Small Business
What are the key areas I need to invest in when starting a small business? Sales, sales, sales which typically means more marketing, marketing, marketing. In all seriousness when you are in the startup phase you focus on attracting and selling customers. Yes, you do...
Building a Real-Estate Portfolio Without Leverage
How do I build a big real estate portfolio without leveraging? You would need a boat load to cash because you would be paying cash for all your properties.
Important Qualities of a Plan
What is the most important quality of a plan? What the desired outcome is (Goal is most important) How you will achieve the desired outcome (strategy) What you will need to achieve this desired outcome
How To Start Any Company From Scratch in 4 STEPS
What is the best way to start up a tech company from scratch? How To Start Any Company From Scratch in 4 STEPS Get a profitable idea Create a business plan Get everything you need to launch (should be in your plan) Launch
7 Problems with Growing Your Business Too Fast
What happens when your business grows too fast? 7 PROBLEMS WITH GROWING YOUR BUSINESS TOO FAST Company outgrows leadership capability. The CEO/Founder is in over their head. You outgrow your talent and thus your offering suffers. Your expenses outgrow your revenue...
10 Prerequisites for a Successful Entrepreneur
What are the prerequisites for a successful entrepreneur? 10 Prerequisites for a Successful Entrepreneur Identify Great Ideas Take Initiative Driven Focused Hard Workers Relentless Determination Calculated Risk Takers Team Builders People Skills...
The Advantage of Having Excessive Resources
How much of an advantage is having excessive resources when creating a small business? Resources are like ammunition in a war. They allow you to miss more targets and hit more targets which means they allow for more mistakes and also allow for a greater...
When a Decision Already Made is Not Solving the Problem
What should a good manager do if it becomes clear that a decision that had already been made is clearly not solving the problem? Pivot to something else. Acknowledge what is being done is not working (share date showing this if needed) and move to a new strategy....
6 Skills Every Startup Founder Would Be Smart to Learn
What specific business skills (e.g. marketing, finance, etc.) are most useful for tech startups? 6 Skills every startup founder would be smart to learn General Business Sales Marketing Accounting Leadership/Management Time Management
Studying Marketing and Branding
How do you study marketing and branding? You can major in marketing in college as well as take online courses, read, or get mentored by someone who is excellent at it. You can take an entry-level job in marketing and learn on the...
How Companies Promote Their Brands
Where do top companies promote their brands? Companies promote their brand through their marketing efforts (TV, radio, newspaper, magazines, tradeshows, detail ads, social media, etc.)
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